Stress management is tricky. For many years, managing stress came down to taking a vacation, getting a massage, or engaging in a hobby. Those are all fine and good, but […]
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Emotional Eating- It’s Not Hunger, It’s Loneliness
Struggling with emotional eating? When I ask clients to look at why they have the urge to eat when they aren’t hungry, it can be hard for them to identify […]
Letters To Your Body
Letters are such an amazing form of communication. They allow us to fully formulate our thoughts before we say something we can’t take back. The written word is also very […]
‘Tis The Season For Emotional Eating…
This is the time of year when few people want to look at weight loss or their eating habits. It strikes me as interesting because this is the best time […]
How Is Your Self-Talk Working For You?
How many times have you tried to make changes in your life with eating and exercise? 10? 20? Every Monday for the last 15 years? How often has that decision […]
You Can’t Be Trusted!
Woah. That seems harsh! If you knew someone who made you promise after promise and never followed through, would you trust them? If you knew someone who consistently spoke critically […]
Unlocking Emotional Eating with ART
I am always looking for new and better ways to help my clients resolve emotional eating. When I became trained in EMDR Therapy, I felt like I had found my […]
Take Your Food Power Back
It can seem as though food is in the driver seat. Binge eating makes us feel powerless and weak. We don’t even necessarily want to eat many times, but like […]
The Missing Ingredient
If you are like most of my clients, you have done the weight loss/weight gain yo-yo. You have tried every diet under the sun. You have told yourself that the […]
I Know What To Do, But I Can’t Lose Weight
Struggling to lose weight is rarely due to a lack of information. Nearly every client I meet with knows what to do to lose weight. By the time a client […]
Michelle Lewis has been working in the mental health field since 2001. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Weber State University and a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Utah. She is passionate about helping others achieve their goals.